New Ridgewood Arts Council has big plans
DECEMBER 19, 2014
To the Editor:
It is with great pride that we announce the revitalization of the Ridgewood Arts Council (RAC), as it proudly assumes official council status within the Village of Ridgewood. RAC’s mission is to promote and support the vital part that all arts play in enriching our lives, and the lives of our children and the Ridgewood community at large.
The first accomplishment of RAC is a “one-stop-shop” community arts calendar which is housed on the new Village of Ridgewood website. The RAC calendar allows Ridgewood organizations to post all their arts-related happenings on one site and for residents to search for detailed event descriptions by date. What’s going on in Ridgewood this weekend? Simply go to rac.ridgewoodnj.net to find out! The more groups post about their theater, dance, instrumental, voice, literary, culinary and fine arts happenings, the more people will know about them and be able to attend! Detailed instructions on how to post events can be found directly below the calendar on the RAC homepage, rac.ridgewoodnj.net.
RAC’s second major goal is to install a permanent art display throughout Ridgewood’s Village Hall. The purpose of this installation will be to celebrate the wealth of artistic talent among our residents — past and present, old and young. Submission information and selection guidelines will be released shortly.
Of course, nothing happens without the hard work of volunteers and generous donations from patrons. To show your support for the arts in Ridgewood, please become a patron of RAC. Donations will allow us to support existing community arts programs, to host our own arts-related events and, eventually, to offer scholarship programs for Ridgewood students. Please make checks payable to The Ridgewood Arts Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 183, Ridgewood, NJ 07451 — 501(c)(3) status pending — or go to rac.ridgewoodnj.net and donate by utilizing the Paypal button. As a token of appreciation, all patrons donating $100 or more to RAC will be invited to a special patron/artist preview at our gala launch event held at Village Hall in 2015. Anyone interested in joining the RAC volunteer board, please email rac@ridgewoodnj.net (subject line: RAC Board Member Info).
Cheers to the arts in Ridgewood in 2015!
Linda Bradley, chair
Justine Kaufman, vice chair
Ridgewood Arts Council
